The Department of Health-Metro Manila Center for Health Development (DOH-MMCHD) approved a parking area of an Alabang mall as an additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination site for Pfizer-BioNTech and Sputnik V in Muntinlupa.
The new vaccination site at Festival Mall covered parking ar
Earlier, Muntinlupa secured 100,000 doses to initially inoculate residents in high priority groups.
According to Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, the augmentation is part agreement under the national government’s vaccination plan.
Fresnedi said the Department of Health will continue to provide additional vaccines for the inoculation of the rest of Muntinlupa residents.
Muntinlupa earmarked a 170 million pesos initial budget for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines once they are available and approved for use in the country.
Meanwhile, Dra. Maria Rochelle Abat, National Immunization Program Coordinator for COVID-19 in Muntinlupa said there are 28 health workers from the City Health Office are now trained for vaccine administration.
Published January 6, 2021, 4:51 PM
DAVAO CITY The City Council of Davao is set to schedule a series of committee hearings on January 11 and 14 after the passage on first reading of a draft ordinance for the implementation of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) immunization program on Tuesday, January 5.
The proposed measure, authored by the city’s third district Councilor Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte, was intended to adopt a “comprehensive, immunization program for COVID-19″ as the city plans to procure its own supply of vaccines.
Villafuerte said, in an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) on Wednesday, January 6, that the proposed measure must be legislated to prepare the city for the eventual massive rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines.